Edible Wild Foods Playing Cards (All Ages)

Great product

This is actually my second purchase of this card set. The first one had been dragged around on my daughter’s hiking pack since she was about four and caught in multiple rain storms. They just couldn’t take any more. She missed her cards so we bought another set. They are a great addition to any hike, camping trip or trail ride.

These are incredibly useful and everyone should have a set. They can be used as actual playing cards, or as an indispensable companion on foraging adventures. The deck includes basic ground rules for foraging, and each individual plant/card contains vital identification and safety information. Get one for yourself and your friends! It provides a great excuse to get outside and connect with nature.

These will definitely come in handy in a survival situation. I would recommend doing your research before hand on your region's wild plants. These cards are good for basic info, but it's a better idea to read about these in a book. I live in Texas and I already have some Texas plants and flowers books that I read in (Wildflowers of Texas; Trees, Shrubs, and Vines of the Texas Hill Country by Jan Wrede; Edible and Useful Plants of the Southwest by Delena Tull; A Handbook of Native American Herbs by Alma R. Hutchens). It's also a good idea to get outside, take a walk, go on a hike and identify these plants ahead of time, don't wait till you're in a sticky situation to learn about the edibles and the poisonous plants. I gave these cards 4 stars because the pictures are not very clear. When identifying plants, it is important to see the details because there are many plants that have similarities. I do like that she writes a note of warning about mix up plants and it has characteristic descriptions. The terms are in botony language so if you don't know what leaflets or catkins or ovate means, for example, than get to reading a book about flowers and plants and familiarize yourself with some of these terms.

I bought these for my big out bag and got a set for my friend too

I'm preparing survival vests for my DH and I so, if we have to evacuate for a hurricane or worse, we'll have what we need right there on us.I got these cards thinking they would do double duty as an educational tool and also be something we could do with ourselves (play cards) if we don't have the electronics we've become accustomed to.The cards are well designed and glossy, and the photographs are pretty representative. Each has a line drawing of the plant's range and a black and white field drawing. On the playing card marked side, the cards give info on what parts of the plant are edible, characteristics, uses, and preparation hints. One card has a summary of how to test out an unknown plant to see if you can eat it--if you get desperate!The drilled hole through the left side of the cards and the chain are great, and they all fit into the cardboard pack with no problem. I wish I had several other kinds of survival decks, too, like maybe mushrooms, insects you can eat if you absolutely had to, maybe shelter-making and trap-setting decks, etc. Just any survival-type card decks would be fantastic, a different kind for each person in the family.I think this deck would make an excellent gift, especially for those occasions where you're supposed to spend less than $10 and put the gift into the pot at the office. It would be a conversation piece at the least, and certainly would be very helpful if someone was stranded and needed to survive.

Clever!

identifying edible plants, best identifying photos with how to cook.

good, should make one for mushrooms

These are a great resource for my Forest School Home Schooled group, the only problem is that they are US based plants and the maps are obviously all of the United States. This isn't actually a problem as the vast majority are also here in the UK and the map can just be ignored for UK students! A few of the names are US ones and not correct for the UK, but again, no real big problem if you are willing to look them up further.It would be amazing if a Europe based publisher could do these for Europe!What I like is that the pack covers a lot of plants - many resources I have found to date have a very limited number and it's a pain to carry lots about. They are also easy identifiable. Previous resources I found had less useful pictures. I also love the keyring they come on. They are small (pack of cards size) but again, this is quite handy as I have enough to carry anyway, and they're a good size for all the information they hold.I can carry them about with me during forest school walks, or give them to students (because they are attached by a little metal ring so difficult to lose). I also leave them out for parents to peruse during sessions. Great buy.

Excellent quality and VERY informative. Lots of information. Yes, the regular card markings (for example, 2 of spades) are smallish, but the informational content of the cards is terrific. I plan to buy more sets for family!

Although I thought this was a pretty expensive deck of cards (all told I paid about $10), the pictures are very good and the info on it is helpful, although a bit basic - which is what I expected them to be.The cards come with a little chain, and there's a whole in the entire deck from which you can hang the chain through. It's a great little feature, but the cards themselves take a beating from doing so. Bear in mind, also that the cards are glossy but not exactly waterproof. So if you don't treat them roughly - because they do tear like a normal deck card does - and keep them out of the pouring rain, they'll be a definite benefit in a pocket or pack for easy reference.I do recommend this product, although for the high cost of a beautiful deck of cards I wish they were plastic - or more durable and able to take a reasonable amount of handling.

Great idea for quick reference.